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Come jump in our car and drive with us to the beach !

It’s still a bit of a Dutch habit. Nice weather ? Pack swimsuit and drive to the beach. In Australia luckily more often than in Holland. A coffee, a croissant, a stroll, a swim, just relaxing, enjoying the views and watching people.

Nancy’s parents were 3 weeks in Sydney. For only two days during their stay, the temperature rose above the average for first half October (23 C). Only the last two days. Just in time to show them how we enjoy the most beautiful beach of Sydney’s Northern Beaches and the usual gorgeous Sydney weather. For the [...]

Nancy’s parents are in Sydney for 3 weeks. The weather is below average for the time of the year. Lots of cloudy and windy days and temperatures most often not more than 18C, whilst normally it should be 22-23C end September. We have had our tropical days but that was in the weeks before they [...]

Father’s Day in Australia is on the first Sunday of September. Despite several valid excuses to celebrate it twice a year (my Dutch passport… the 3rd Sunday in June in The Netherlands…), I patiently had to wait until last weekend. I was spoilt by Marit and Bo with beautiful artwork, gingerbread men made by Bo [...]